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Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., on Sunday called for more Democrats to enter the 2024 primary against President Biden, making the argument that the party and the country are in “need of competition.” Phillips declined to make an announcement about his own political aspirations during his appearance on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” but called on other Democrats to challenge Biden.

Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, who resigned in the final weeks of former President Donald Trump’s administration, chimed in on the Department of Justice’s handling of the Hunter Biden investigation, remarking that he believes “things can be shameful without being illegal.”  During the appearance on CBS’ “Face The Nation,” Barr was pressed several times if he thought a special counsel was necessary for the Hunter Biden case.

Former President Donald Trump blasted former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the “very weird story” surrounding her husband after she said Trump looked scared ahead of his arraignment in federal court Thursday. “I purposely didn’t comment on Nancy Pelosi’s very weird story concerning her husband, but now I can because she said something about me, with glee, that was really quite vicious,” Trump commented on his Truth Social website.

Congress should use its authority over government spending to force changes at the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security operating under a “tyrannical” executive branch, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said Sunday. Roy said he believes the DOJ has been “weaponized” under the Biden administration during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” and urged his colleagues to help force changes at the agencies by withholding funding.

A spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom trashed GOP presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ counteroffer for a debate as a “joke.”  “What a joke,” Newsom spokesperson Nathan Click said in a statement to Politico on Saturday.

President Biden is facing fierce bipartisan backlash over his decision to cancel the planned move of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, including from one of his staunchest allies. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., released a statement late Monday sharply attacking Biden over the decision, calling it “shameful” and accusing him of bowing “to the whims of politics over merit.

Republicans and Democrats in the Artificial Intelligence Caucus are proposing the creation of a public research center that will give people and organizations access to the tools they need to create their own AI systems, even if they don’t have access to billions of dollars in research funding.

House Republicans on Monday launched an investigation into the Justice Department’s decision to sign off on Hunter Biden’s “sweetheart” plea deal that was rejected by a federal judge last week. Fox News Digital obtained the letter sent Monday by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., to U.S.

President Biden has informed the Department of Defense that the U.S. Space Command Headquarters will remain in Colorado, rejecting a push by former President Donald Trump to move operations to Alabama.  Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said Biden had consulted with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and senior military leaders before deciding that Colorado Springs, Colorado, will remain as the permanent location of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters.  Having the U.S.

The board overseeing West Virginia’s four-year colleges and universities voted Monday to revoke a small Baptist university’s ability to award degrees, in response to its staggering debts. Alderson Broaddus University will be prohibited from awarding degrees starting Dec. 31, the state Higher Education Policy Commission announced during an emergency meeting to address the school’s financial struggles, including $775,000 in utility debts.

The Senate is encouraging the Pentagon to quickly develop artificial intelligence-driven “wearable” neural sensors that would be used to transmit data to commanders about the physical and mental status of soldiers in the field.

Hunter Biden’s artwork has reportedly brought in at least $1.3 million and one of the buyers was a prominent Democratic donor who was appointed by President Joe Biden to a prestigious commission.  Documents obtained by Business Insider showed that the buyer is Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali, a real estate investor from Los Angeles.

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says comments from Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina – one of his rivals for 2024 Republican presidential nomination – that former President Donald Trump isn’t responsible for the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol are “ridiculous.

The Biden administration’s newest crackdown on home appliances, specifically water heaters, would take effect in 2029 if its regulatory proposal is enacted as it continues to implement its aggressive energy efficiency campaign.  White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday acknowledged the president was going after home appliances.  The newest target is water heaters.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday ordered an independent investigation into the state police after an audit last month that showed troopers falsified information on at least 26,000 traffic stops from 2014 to 2021. Data analysts with the University of Connecticut said the reports resulted in too many drivers being identified as white.

Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., are suing liberal advocacy groups and two California cities that they allege violated their First Amendment rights through a coordinated cancellation of their rallies. The two lawmakers had scheduled America First rallies in Anaheim and Riverside in 2021, but both venues canceled the events after they faced pressure from activists and local government officials.

FIRST ON FOX: A former Disney CEO and his wife recently donated more than $1.7 million to a joint fundraising committee authorized by President Biden’s campaign, despite their deep ties to China. Biden’s campaign announced on April 25 that former Disney and DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg would serve as one of its national co-chairs.

A member of the “Squad” of far-left House Democrats received backlash over the weekend on social media after she accused Israel of being a “racist state.” The condemnation of Israel from Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who heads the Congressional Progressive Caucus, came in response to outbursts from pro-Palestinian protesters who interrupted a panel she spoke on.